Welcome to Debut Atlantic’s School Resources page! A part of the Debut Goes to School! Program, students and teachers who apply to our program are given access to professionally curated lesson modules to be used either at home or in the classroom.
Écoles francophones:
Vous êtes enseignant ou élève dans une école francophone? Consultez notre toute nouvelle page de ressources pédagogiques – tout en français! Avec des vidéos éducatives d’anciens élèves de Début Atlantique, observez et apprenez d’artistes de renommée mondiale alors qu’ils expliquent leurs instruments, leurs styles musicaux, des faits historiques, des leçons axées sur l’éducation musicale, et plus encore! Revenez souvent sur cette page car d’autres vidéos seront ajoutées cet automne.
Please select an artist below to access their lesson module and educational videos:
Each artist/ensemble includes one educational video, one performance video, and at least two lesson modules. The lesson modules are designed to be adapted for a range of grade levels; one for elementary/senior elementary students, and one for secondary/high school students.
2021/22 Season Artists
Duo Cavatine, cello and piano
Jean-Luc Therrien, piano
Ensemble ALKEMIA, vocal trio
Tariq Harb, guitar
2020/21 Season Artists
Bridge & Wolak, clarinet and accordian
Bridge & Wolak perform “Love Theme” from Cinema Paradiso
Bridge & Wolak perform Gankino Horo
Bridge & Wolak perform Petite Fleur
Worksheet for Elementary Students
Worksheet for Secondary Students
Thalea performs Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80, 1st. mvt
Thalea performs William Grant Still’s Lyric Quartette: 1. The Sentimental One
Worksheet for Elementary Students
Worksheet for Secondary Students
Kevin Ahfat, piano
CLIP: Ahfat performs Ginastera’s Arrogant Cowboy from Danzas argentinas, op. 2
CLIP: Ahfat performs Schumann’s “Hide and Seek” from Kinderszenen, op. 15
CLIP: Ahfat performs Mussorgsky’s “The Witch Baba Yaga” from Pictures at an Exhibition
Aronian & Crozman, violin & cello
Aronian & Crozman perform Machaut’s Ballade: Dame ne regarde pas
Aronian & Crozman perform a clip of Bach’s Canons extrait de l’Art de la Fugue
Aronian & Crozman perform a clip from Ravel’s Sonate pour violon et violoncelle
Aronian & Crozman perform a clip from Liam Ritz’s 3 Inventions
Worksheet for Elementary Students
Worksheet for Secondary Students
Alumni Artists
Constantinople, setar, viola da gamba, kanun
Performance Video (including other members of Constantinople)
Worksheet for Elementary Students
Worksheet for Secondary Students
Worksheet for Elementary Students
Worksheet for Secondary Students
Klopoushak & Chiu, violin and piano
Worksheet for Elementary Students
Worksheet for Secondary Students
Music in Wartime – Worksheet for High School Students
– Recording of Janáček’s Violin Sonata, JW VII/7: I. Con moto
Debut Atlantic is grateful to the Nova Scotia Department of Education for their generous support of its education initiatives.
